{"title":"Mapping upland crop–rice cropping systems for targeted sustainable intensification in South China","authors":"Bingwen Qiu, Linhai Yu, Peng Yang, Wenbin Wu, Jianfeng Chen, Xiaolin Zhu, Mingjie Duan","doi":"10.1016/j.cj.2023.12.010","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cj.2023.12.010","url":null,"abstract":"Upland crop-rice cropping systems (UCR) facilitate sustainable agricultural intensification. Accurate UCR cultivation mapping is needed to ensure food security, sustainable water management, and rural revitalization. However, datasets describing cropping systems are limited in spatial coverage and crop types. Mapping UCR is more challenging than crop identification and most existing approaches rely heavily on accurate phenology calendars and representative training samples, which limits its applications over large regions. We describe a novel algorithm (RRSS) for automatic mapping of upland crop–rice cropping systems using Sentinel-1 Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) and Sentinel-2 Multispectral Instrument (MSI) data. One indicator, the VV backscatter range, was proposed to discriminate UCR and another two indicators were designed by coupling greenness and pigment indices to further discriminate tobacco or oilseed UCR. The RRSS algorithm was applied to South China characterized by complex smallholder rice cropping systems and diverse topographic conditions. This study developed 10-m UCR maps of a major rice bowl in South China, the Xiang-Gan-Min (XGM) region. The performance of the RRSS algorithm was validated based on 5197 ground-truth reference sites, with an overall accuracy of 91.92%. There were 7348 km areas of UCR, roughly one-half of them located in plains. The UCR was represented mainly by oilseed-UCR and tobacco-UCR, which contributed respectively 69% and 15% of UCR area. UCR patterns accounted for only one-tenth of rice production, which can be tripled by intensification from single rice cropping. Application to complex and fragmented subtropical regions suggested the spatiotemporal robustness of the RRSS algorithm, which could be further applied to generate 10-m UCR datasets for application at national or global scales.","PeriodicalId":501058,"journal":{"name":"The Crop Journal","volume":"109 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-03-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140563285","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
The Crop JournalPub Date : 2024-03-13DOI: 10.1016/j.cj.2024.02.007
Ping Yun, Cengiz Kaya, Sergey Shabala
{"title":"Hormonal and epigenetic regulation of root responses to salinity stress","authors":"Ping Yun, Cengiz Kaya, Sergey Shabala","doi":"10.1016/j.cj.2024.02.007","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cj.2024.02.007","url":null,"abstract":"Salinity stress is a major environmental stress affecting crop productivity, and its negative impact on global food security is only going to increase, due to current climate trends. Salinity tolerance was present in wild crop relatives but significantly weakened during domestication. Regaining it back requires a good understanding of molecular mechanisms and traits involved in control of plant ionic and ROS homeostasis. This review summarizes our current knowledge on the role of major plant hormones (auxin, cytokinins, abscisic acid, salicylic acid, and jasmonate) in plants adaptation to soil salinity. We firstly discuss the role of hormones in controlling root tropisms, root growth and architecture (primary root elongation, meristematic activity, lateral root development, and root hairs formation). Hormone-mediated control of uptake and sequestration of key inorganic ions (sodium, potassium, and calcium) is then discussed followed by regulation of cell redox balance and ROS signaling in salt-stressed roots. Finally, the role of epigenetic alterations such as DNA methylation and histone modifications in control of plant ion and ROS homeostasis and signaling is discussed. This data may help develop novel strategies for breeding and cultivating salt-tolerant crops and improving agricultural productivity in saline regions.","PeriodicalId":501058,"journal":{"name":"The Crop Journal","volume":"152 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-03-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140155672","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
The Crop JournalPub Date : 2024-03-13DOI: 10.1016/j.cj.2024.01.017
Huihui Gao, Pengcheng Wei, Yongzhe Gu, Pengbin Tang, Yifan Shen, Lei Yang, Linxin Dong, Haowei Zhen, Kuo Shu, Mayamiko Masangano, Bin Dong, Long Miao, Jiajia Li, Lijuan Qiu, Xiaobo Wang
{"title":"Natural variation of GmFNSII-2 contributes to drought resistance by modulating enzyme activity in soybean","authors":"Huihui Gao, Pengcheng Wei, Yongzhe Gu, Pengbin Tang, Yifan Shen, Lei Yang, Linxin Dong, Haowei Zhen, Kuo Shu, Mayamiko Masangano, Bin Dong, Long Miao, Jiajia Li, Lijuan Qiu, Xiaobo Wang","doi":"10.1016/j.cj.2024.01.017","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cj.2024.01.017","url":null,"abstract":"As an essential crop that provides vegetable oil and protein, soybean ( max (L.) Merr.) is widely planted all over the world. However, the scarcity of water resources worldwide has seriously impacted on the quality and yield of soybean. To address this, exploring excellent genes for improving drought resistance in soybean is crucial. In this study, we identified natural variations of (flavone synthase II) significantly affect the drought resistance of soybeans. Through sequence analysis of in 632 cultivated and 44 wild soybeans nine haplotypes were identified. The full-length allele , but not the truncated allele possessing a nonsense nucleotide variation, increased enzyme activity. Further research found that , known to increase soybean drought resistance, bound to the promoter region of . positively regulated the expression of , increased flavone synthase abundance and improved the drought resistance. Furthermore, a single-base mutation in the promoter generated an additional drought response element (CCCCT), which had stronger interaction strength with and increased its transcriptional activity under drought conditions. The frequency of drought-resistant soybean varieties with Hap 1 (:) has increased, suggesting that this haplotype may be selected during soybean breeding. In summary, could be used for molecular breeding of drought-tolerant soybean","PeriodicalId":501058,"journal":{"name":"The Crop Journal","volume":"155 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-03-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140155617","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Synergistic effects of planting density and nitrogen fertilization on chlorophyll degradation and leaf senescence after silking in maize","authors":"Tianqiong Lan, Lunjing Du, Xinglong Wang, Xiaoxu Zhan, Qinlin Liu, Gui Wei, Chengcheng Lyu, Fan Liu, Jiaxu Gao, Dongju Feng, Fanlei Kong, Jichao Yuan","doi":"10.1016/j.cj.2024.02.006","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cj.2024.02.006","url":null,"abstract":"Regulating planting density and nitrogen (N) fertilization could delay chlorophyll (Chl) degradation and leaf senescence in maize cultivars. This study measured changes in ear leaf green area (GLA), Chl content, the activities of Chl -degrading enzymes after silking, and the post-silking dry matter accumulation and grain yield under multiple planting densities and N fertilization rates. The dynamic change of GLA after silking fitted to the logistic model, and the GLA duration (GLAD) and the GLA at 42 d after silking were affected mainly by the duration of the initial senescence period (T) which was a key factor of the leaf senescence. The average chlorophyllase (CLH) activity was 8.3 times higher than pheophytinase activity and contributed most to the Chl content, GLA at 42 d after silking, and GLAD, indicating that CLH is a key enzyme for degrading Chl in maize. Increasing density increased the CLH activity and decreased the Chl content, GLA, GLAD and T. Under high density, appropriate N application prolonged T, reduced CLH activity, increased Chl content, alleviated high-density-induced leaf senescence, and increased post-silking dry matter accumulation and grain yield.","PeriodicalId":501058,"journal":{"name":"The Crop Journal","volume":"51 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-03-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140155726","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
The Crop JournalPub Date : 2024-03-13DOI: 10.1016/j.cj.2024.02.005
Yang Shen, Xiaoxi Cai, Yan Wang, Wanhong Li, Dongpeng Li, Hao Wu, Weifeng Dong, Bowei Jia, Mingzhe Sun, Xiaoli Sun
{"title":"MIR1868 negatively regulates rice cold tolerance at both the seedling and booting stages","authors":"Yang Shen, Xiaoxi Cai, Yan Wang, Wanhong Li, Dongpeng Li, Hao Wu, Weifeng Dong, Bowei Jia, Mingzhe Sun, Xiaoli Sun","doi":"10.1016/j.cj.2024.02.005","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cj.2024.02.005","url":null,"abstract":"Low temperature causes rice yield losses of up to 30%–40%, therefore increasing its cold tolerance is a breeding target. Few genes in rice are reported to confer cold tolerance at both the vegetative and reproductive stages. This study revealed a rice-specific 24-nt miRNA, miR1868, whose accumulation was suppressed by cold stress. Knockdown of increased seedling survival, pollen fertility, seed setting, and grain yield under cold stress, whereas its overexpression conferred the opposite phenotype. Knockdown of increased reactive oxygen species (ROS) scavenging and soluble sugar content under cold stress by increasing the expression of peroxidase genes and sugar metabolism genes, and its overexpression produced the opposite effect. Thus, negatively regulated rice cold tolerance via ROS scavenging and sugar accumulation.","PeriodicalId":501058,"journal":{"name":"The Crop Journal","volume":"24 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-03-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140155730","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
The Crop JournalPub Date : 2024-03-11DOI: 10.1016/j.cj.2024.02.004
Junqiao Song, Angela Pacheco, Amos Alakonya, Andrea S. Cruz-Morales, Carlos Muñoz-Zavala, Jingtao Qu, Chunping Wang, Xuecai Zhang, Felix San Vicente, Thanda Dhliwayo
{"title":"Genome-wide association mapping and genomic prediction of stalk rot in two mid-altitude tropical maize populations","authors":"Junqiao Song, Angela Pacheco, Amos Alakonya, Andrea S. Cruz-Morales, Carlos Muñoz-Zavala, Jingtao Qu, Chunping Wang, Xuecai Zhang, Felix San Vicente, Thanda Dhliwayo","doi":"10.1016/j.cj.2024.02.004","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cj.2024.02.004","url":null,"abstract":"Maize stalk rot reduces grain yield and quality. Information about the genetics of resistance to maize stalk rot could help breeders design effective breeding strategies for the trait. Genomic prediction may be a more effective breeding strategy for stalk-rot resistance than marker-assisted selection. We performed genome-wide association study (GWAS) and genomic prediction of resistance in testcross hybrids of 677 inbred lines from the Tuxpeño and non-Tuxpeño heterotic pools grown in three environments and genotyped with 200,681 single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs). Eighteen SNPs associated with stalk rot shared genomic regions with gene families previously associated with plant biotic and abiotic responses. More favorable SNP haplotypes traced to tropical than to temperate progenitors of the inbred lines. Incorporating genotype-by-environment (G × E) interaction increased genomic prediction accuracy.","PeriodicalId":501058,"journal":{"name":"The Crop Journal","volume":"56 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-03-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140155910","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Rice AGL1 determines grain size and sterile lemma identity","authors":"Haiping Yu, An Wang, Guangheng Zhang, Guojun Dong, Longbiao Guo, Qian Qian, Deyong Ren","doi":"10.1016/j.cj.2024.02.003","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cj.2024.02.003","url":null,"abstract":"The grass spikelet is a unique inflorescence structure that determines grain size. Although many genetic factors have been well characterized for grain size and glume development, the underlying molecular mechanisms in rice are far from established. Here, we isolated rice gene, that controlled grain size and determines the fate of the sterile lemma. Loss of function of produced larger grains and reduced the size of the sterile lemma. Larger grains in the mutant were caused by a larger number of cells that were longer and wider than in the wild type. The sterile lemma in the mutant spikelet was converted to a rudimentary glume-like organ. Our findings showed that the AGL1 (also named LAX1) protein positively regulated G1 expression, and negatively regulated NSG1 expression, thereby affecting the fate of the sterile lemma. Taken together, our results revealed that played a key role in negative regulation of grain size by controlling cell proliferation and expansion, and supported the opinion that rudimentary glume and sterile lemma in rice are homologous organs.","PeriodicalId":501058,"journal":{"name":"The Crop Journal","volume":"30 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-03-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140155725","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Unraveling the regulatory network of flower coloration in soybean: Insights into roles of GmMYBA3 and GmMYBR1","authors":"Ruifang Gao, Yueqing Li, Yanan Wang, Xiaotong Shan, Siqi Yang, Ye Zhang, Saiyu Ma, Chunbao Zhang, Jianchun Qin, Li Wang, Xiang Gao","doi":"10.1016/j.cj.2024.02.002","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cj.2024.02.002","url":null,"abstract":"Anthocyanins play crucial roles in pollen protection and pollinator attraction in flowering plants. However, the mechanisms underlying flower color determination and whether floral anthocyanin regulators participate in other processes remain largely unresolved in soybeans (). In this study, we investigated the genetic components and mechanisms governing anthocyanin biosynthesis in soybean flowers. Molecular and genetic studies have characterized two antagonistic regulators, the positive activator GmMYBA3 and the negative repressor GmMYBR1, that modulate the gene expression of anthocyanin biosynthesis in soybean flowers. Further findings revealed a regulatory interplay between GmMYBA3 and GmMYBR1 bridged by GmTT8a, highlighting the complexity of anthocyanin regulation in different soybean organs. Exploration of additional soybean cultivars demonstrated the universality of GmMYBA3 and GmMYBR1 in regulating floral anthocyanin biosynthesis- related genes, with identified as a crucial determinant of white flower color. This study provides a molecular mechanism underlying soybean flower color determination, paving the way for the molecular modification of soybean flowers to probably enhance their resistance to abiotic stresses and attractiveness to pollinators.","PeriodicalId":501058,"journal":{"name":"The Crop Journal","volume":"32 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-03-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140073767","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}